Weather strip



' weatherj out of Patented Mar. 30, 19 2 6.

' CARL nnornneunn, on MONTGLAIR, NEW JERSEY; Assrenon on oNn HALF To" 13 NYBOE PASGAARD, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

WEATHER STRIP.

To all whom it may concern Be'it known that I, CARL F. Horrnaunn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Montclair, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new i and useful Improvements in Weather Strips,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices which are adaptedfor'use in connection with windows and doors orthe like to keep thewin'd and closures.

Among the objects of thisinventioiifis to provide a weather strip whic h is readily attachable toja' door, or window or the'hke to prevent ,undesired circulation or leakage of neat and simple construction so as to be adapted to occupy as little space as possible and to be wholly inconspicuous.

Still another object of this invention'is to provide a composite weather strip structure which is adapted for such general use as may be desired and particularly in connection with windows, said structure comprising aguide member which is intended to co-operate with a window in a conventional manner, and a resilient strip secured to said guide to provide a weather tight joint, both the'guide and the strip being preferably marketed as a commercial unit.

lVit-h the foregoing and other. objects in v view the invention consists in the arrangement and combinationiof parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the inven tion is not restricted to the exact :details of construction disclosedor suggested hercinp S'CIll fOT'thB purpose of lllustrating'a prac= dwellings and similar UNITED STATES PATENT YQFFECET Fig. ;;3 is a sectional'view'showing the application of my invention "to a'door in open position and in dotdash linesiin' closedposition. g f

Referring now-more particularly to the drawings," I-show myfinvention' in use in connection with a sash'lO or the like which is mounted in the usual sliding position within a window 11.- Means are provided for guiding a side rail 12, of said sash includingthe vertical strips 13 adjacent to,

which a space is provided within the win-,

dow for the reception of counterweights for the s ash in a conventional manner. A parting strip or central guide 14' is provided to form a plurality of, tracks for the sashes, said parting strip having suitable co-operation' with the window as by direct abutment with the strips 13f (Jo-operating with'the window I provide resilient weather stripineans 15 to keep out the wind and weatherwhich leaks through the clearances that are always observed in windows" for. the sake of easy operation of the same. I Said resilient strips. 1

are arranged for directco-operation with i the side rails fof the sashes, or such other portions thereof as may be desired, and are arranged to lie in'relative proximity or in:- substantially parallelvrelation to a' portion of the window structure. Preferably, however, said weatherstrips are mounted upon the central guide 14: and may be considered as-bein'g of unitary construction therewith. Thus said strips may be secured to," said guide-by means of suitable fasteners 16"or the'like so as to be marketed as a"commer'- cial unit; with said g idepformin'g what is Y in the nature" of a composite Weatherstrip; Each resilient strip comprises a flange or body portion which suitably curved in cross sectionto bridge the maximum clear-' ance or gap vthat may occur inpractice, said body portion being bent to lie within an edge portion lTthereof incontact with the side rail '12, while the'opposite edge of said body is provided with a flange- 15 or'thelike whichse'ats against the inner edge of. the guide 14 and is secured thereto'byineans ice of said fasteners.- Said fasteners are thus wholly concealed within the window where they are out of the way, and will not prevent the proper fitting of the guide within the window, while a portion of the body strip lies snugly between said uide and the adjoining portion of the win ow; V

In order to secure the proper stiffness of the resilient strip, I provide it with an'en-' larged portion or bead'l7 at said free edge thereof, said bead being in direct contact with the sash. I have found. that. the wind has a tendency to cause resilient strips of whatever nature which are used. in connection with'windows or the like to vibrate unduly and produce a sound or tone and that humming noises frequently occur dueto the vibration of the resilient strip which are highlyobj'ectionable. To eliminate such vibrations, I provide cushioning means such as a fabric or cord 18 withinsaid head. This not only tends to strengthen the bead, but

also eliminates vibrations by providing a.

dead body.

To provide a. space within which said bead may be received, I form the rabbet 19'along the guide 14, so that when the weather strip is used in the usual manner herein provided for, and with a body portion that com-- prises a single flange structure which in operative position is substantially flat and lies in substantially parallelv relation to a side. of the rail12, said bead will be pressed into said rabbet; In this manner a neat and conventional appearance of the guide 14 is secured, as. when the window is closed, and.

the clearance required for the proper opera: tion and actuation of the resilient strip is reduced to a. minimum.

My composite weather strip will thus be seen to comprise a guide or supporting memher which carries headed contact strips on sash extends from one end of the guide some- What past the-mid-point thereof, while the strip which eo-operates with the upper sash lies upon the opposite side. of the guide and extends from the opposite end thereof past the mid-point ofthe guide. The portions of the strips which extend beyond the midpoint of. the guide as aforesaid provide'for continuous contact engagement of the strip and the sashes so that the necessary smooth operation is secured in sliding the sashes up and down. Thus as shown in Fig. 2 one are readily removable for access to the counterweights or other parts within the window without difficulty and without disturbing the parting strip or composite weather strip structure.

In Fig. 3, I show a modified installation of my resilient weather strip as used in conn'ection with a door 22 and a jamb23. Said strip 15 is'secured to said'door at the free edge thereof and in such manner that the beaded portion wot said strip is arrangedto contact the jamb when the door is closed as shown in dot'dash lines. Thus when the door is open, said bead will extend outward 1y of the free edge ofthe door'to any suitable extent and according to the space between the door and the jamb, while when sov the door is closed said head passes over the edge of the door and'lies adjacent toa side thereof provided a minimum space is found between the door and the jamb. The strip may thus be secured to the door in a neat and efficient manner without changing the con structionof the door or the. jamb, and to be wholly inconspicuous especially when the door is closed, in which case a rather attractive finishing-touch is-provided for the edge of the door. x I i My invention is capable of application to doors and windows in numerous ways, and I have sought to indicate herein but the genera-lv principle and typical'manner of application of the same. r I claim: I The herein described composite weather strip comprising. a supporting. member, a.

pair of resilient strips extendingfalong. said member upon opposite sides thereofand secured to saidmember, the free edges of said strips being beaded and spaced from said member to contact a second member movable relatively thereto, one of said strips extending from an end of said supporting member past themid-point thereof, while the otherv 110 strip extends from an opposite end of said member and terminates at a point somewhat beyond said mid-point, the beaded portions of said strips being. associated with cushionng means therein, whereby the vibrations-of said strips areelunmated.

In testimony whereof I affixmy. signa ture. -v

" CARL F. HOFFBAUER. 

